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Tips for winter storage
1. Give your classic a good detailing.
2. Once you have your classic parked for the winter, change or drain fluids.
3. Carefully fill the universal joints with grease.
4. Bleed the brake system.
5. Drain the fuel tank.
6. Drain the cooling system completely.
7. Remove the battery and store carefully.
8. Raise the car and place jack stands under the suspension point.
9. Depress the clutch and lock it in position.
10. Before you encase your classic in its winter cocoon...
- Roll
down your windows to allow for circulation
- Place opened boxes of baking soda in various places to absorb moisture
- Put a plastic bag over the carburetor to keep moisture out.
- Stuff an old rag up the tailpipe to keep vermin out.
11. Now you can cover up your classic car.
****Jeff Snook was recently interviewed for an article about your
first car. Click on the link below to read the short article from the
Toledo Blade.
"Humble
or not, first cars rock."
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